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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Investigators are looking for surveillance video after police said a woman was sexually assaulted Sunday night near a popular nightclub in Midtown.

The incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. on East 58th Street. The victim, a 20-year-old tourist from Australia, had just walked out of the trendy nightspot Lavo, police said.

As CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported, the trendy nightspot 39 E. 58th St. is packed every day of the week.

“On a given Saturday night in Midtown, this place would be completely packed it would hard to get a cab; tough to walk three steps without bumping into anyone,” said Sarah Leshner of the Upper East Side.

The young woman got into a cab, but police said she began arguing with the driver – possibly over the fare – and quickly got out.

As she walked down 58th Street, sending a text message, she was grabbed from behind before being forced into an alleyway and sexually assaulted, CBS 2’s Tony Aiello reported.

Residents couldn’t believe it happened in the bustling 24-hour district.